Part I : DSR Theory (Theoretical Foundation)

What Is DSR Theory?  ―― A framework for capturing how Meaning and Value emerge

DSR Theory (Domain–Structure–Relation) is a theoretical framework that takes a bird’s-eye view of how human beings perceive the world, form Meaning, and generate Value—through three perspectives: Domain, Structure, and Relation.

Where do the Meaning and Value that fill our world come from?

DSR Theory arrives at a simple conclusion:
Meaning begins with the emergence of a gap—in other words, the rise of a Relation.

When a gap shifts from being equal (symmetric) to unequal (asymmetric),
a Difference—“something feels different”—appears.
In other words, the gap begins to tilt, and Meaning starts to take shape.

However, a tilt itself is not yet Value.
Even if an asymmetry becomes Meaning, it still carries no Value on its own.

Only when human beings, through their internally generated Will, deliberately choose the direction of the tilt, does Meaning begin to transform into Value.

The BS-DSR Framework takes a bird’s-eye view of this flow through Domain, Structure, and Relation, and reveals the core structure of how Meaning and Value emerge:
Relation → Inclination → Will.

The Boundary of AGI――The structure of recognition from the source of Meaning

Recognition can be broadly divided into External Recognition and Internal Recognition.
Internal Recognition is supported by memory (data), and linguistic recognition also depends on memory.

Then, where does the source of that memory lie?
Tracing it back reveals a layer of external, non-linguistic recognition.

If AGI cannot access this layer,
then what, for AGI, is “Meaning”?

Part I Overview

  • Chapter I: What Is DSR Theory?
  • Chapter II: The Nature of Meaning (in progress)
  • Chapter III: The Nature of Value (in progress)
  • Chapter IV: The Boundary of AGI (in progress)

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